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Review
. 2007 Aug 11;335(7614):295-9.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39267.452257.AD.

Gallstones

Grant Sanders  1 , Andrew N Kingsnorth
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Review

Gallstones

Grant Sanders et al. BMJ. .
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

Figures

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Fig 1 Problems caused by gallstones
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Fig 2 Laparoscopic photograph of gall bladder in patient with symptoms of biliary colic
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Fig 3 Laparoscopic photograph of gall bladder in patient with symptoms of cholecystitis
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